Australian Commercial Fisheries – what’s holding them back?

Date:
June 21, 2017 Time:
12-1pm

Location:

The Web
http://www.events.utas.edu.au/2017/june/australian-commercial-fisheries-whats-holding-them-back

Details:

Join Professor Caleb Gardner from the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies as he discusses the contradictions within Australian commercial fisheries. Australia has one of the largest exclusive economic zones (EEZs) yet produces very little seafood commercially and relies mainly on imported seafood for domestic consumption. Management is generally of high standard, at least in terms of preventing recruitment overfishing, so what’s holding back production?